Well, I guess there’s no reason to know why there was low turnout. I do think, though, that while there are tremendous benefits to not having paid advertising, that also reduces the public’s knowledge and interest in the process as well.
I also wonder if maybe there’s a happy medium somewhere to work towards, with perhaps only the supreme court being elected, or alternatively only the most local courts being elected, so that the burden on voters is significantly reduced.
I think the burden will be reduced in the future simply because the length of terms for each position is different, so future elections will be staggered.
Shlomo—yes, it did feel overwhelming and obviously there’s a lot to work through. But, as I note in my post on the subject, the majority of people here support the election of judges, 66%-29%. That there was a low turnout seems to have had a lot more to do with the lack of familiarity with the process and not a lack of support from we voters. https://open.substack.com/pub/markstatman/p/an-undemocratic-vote-says-who?r=46wah&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Well, I guess there’s no reason to know why there was low turnout. I do think, though, that while there are tremendous benefits to not having paid advertising, that also reduces the public’s knowledge and interest in the process as well.
I also wonder if maybe there’s a happy medium somewhere to work towards, with perhaps only the supreme court being elected, or alternatively only the most local courts being elected, so that the burden on voters is significantly reduced.
I think the burden will be reduced in the future simply because the length of terms for each position is different, so future elections will be staggered.